To the tens of thousands of allies set to fill the streets and stand in solidarity with our people, I hope you answer the call by voting yes
‘I want Aboriginal people to always have the power and freedom to make decisions that affect our communities, our culture and our country,’ writes Marcus Stewart.‘I want Aboriginal people to always have the power and freedom to make decisions that affect our communities, our culture and our country,’ writes Marcus Stewart.Every year I attend the Invasion Day rally. I won’t be attending this year.
I know that positive change isn’t delivered from above, but is fought for tooth and nail and won when us mob dig deep on our collective resilience and demand our rightful place in our country. So this decision isn’t one I’ve taken lightly.But I can’t watch in silence while a handful of wreckers in our movement hijack the annual Invasion Day rally to stage a de-facto launch of the no campaign against an Aboriginal voice to parliament.
I want Aboriginal people to always have the power and freedom to make the decisions that affect our communities, our culture and our Country., the most advanced state in these negotiations. This is self-determination in action – taking back control of our land and resources, economic autonomy and cultural authority.
Marcus Stewart takes part in a smoking ceremony on 20 October 2022 ahead of the signing of an agreement that provides the framework and ground rules for treaty-making in Victoria.That’s what we have in the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, of which I am co-chair, and that’s what is on offer nationally.
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